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Ron Wyden: No government can be allowed to place its demands beyond the reach of legislative inquiry.

On the recordSeptember 11, 2026
No government can be allowed to place its demands beyond the reach of legislative inquiry.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden's statement on legislative inquiry.

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